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25. A CALUTRON COMPRISING MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A MAGNETIC FIELD HAVING A PREDETERMINED FLUX DIRECTION, A VACUUM ENVELOPE WITHIN SAID FIELD AND INCLUDING A MOUNTING, AN ACCELERATOR MECHANISM WITHIN SAID ENVELOPE MOVABLY SUPPORTED ON SAID MOUNTING, SAID MECHANISM HAVING A LINEAR EFFECTIVE EDGE, AND EXTERNAL MEANS FOR MOVING SAID MECHANISM TO ROTATE SAID EDGE ANGULARLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID FLUX DIRECTION. 